Interplay of Gender Inequities, Poverty and Caste: Implications for Health of Women in the Cashew Industry of Kerala
Kerala has achieved remarkable improvements in the social sectors despite having a low economy. Yet, beyond the face value of averages, this article argues that, improvements in quality of life of people are not distributed uniformly across gender, social class and caste. Often cultural perceptions...
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Language: | English |
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Social Medicine Publication Group
2007-01-01
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Series: | Social Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.socialmedicine.info/index.php/socialmedicine/article/view/35 |